Scraper for floor brushes



W. FREDRIKSEN AND PEDERSON.

SCRAPER FOR FLOOR BRUSHES.

APPLICATION FILED JAN. I7. I92].

Patented Jan. 3, 1922.

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To all whom it may concern Be it known that we, EMIL Pnnnnson and WILLIAM Fnnmuxsnn, subjects of Norway, residing at Denver, in the county of Denver and State of Colorado, of the- United States, have invented a new anduseful Scraper for Floor Brushes,-of which the' following is a specification.

a This invention relates. to an; improved scraper attachment for floor brushes and one object of the inventionis to provide a scraper attachment which may be con-v nected with the head and handle of the floor brush and will havesnug engagement with the head-and handle an'd-be positioned so that it will be convenientfor use but at the same time will be out of'the way when not in Another object of the invention is to so construct this device that it may be formed of sheet metal, the. brush head engaging plate being formed of heavy sheet metal and the clamps of resilient sheet metal.

Another object of the invention is to provide a scraper attachment which will be cheap to produce and which can be readily put in place and further easily removed and transferred to'another brush when so desired.-

This invention is illustrated in the accompanying drawings, wherein:

Figure 1 is a view showing the -.brush and scraperin side elevation. Figure 2 is a rear elevation of the brush and scraper. I

Figure 3 is a top plan view. 7 Figure 4 is a side elevation of the scraper removed from the brush.

This scraper attachment is to be used inconnection with a floor-brush having the usual head 1 carrying bristles 2 and a handle 3 which will extend from the head 1 at an angle which will permit. of the brush being readily used.. This brush isv ofthe ,type commonly used in garages for sweepmg the floor. In garages, dirt will often become caked upon the floor and since it is diflicult to remove this caked dirt with abrclllsg, the scraper attachment has been pron e This scraper is provided with a body portion or plate 4 which is formed] of heavy sheet metal bent to conform to the shape of the brush head and further bent to provide a lipextension 5 which will extend from the head of the brush beyondthe sides Specification of Letters Patent.

Application ma January 17, 1921.- Serial no. 431,947.

thereof so that'the blade extension 5 may Patented an. 3, i922.

engage the floor with the-brush head and.

bristles out of engagement with the flo The brush head illustrated is provided a curved back and therefore the major portion of this plate 4' is curved so that it will conform to the shape of the back of the brush head,.but-,it is to be understood that if the back of the brush head is not curved connecting the plate 4'withthe handle 3 ofi the brushwill serve not only as means for assisting in holding the attachment in place but will further serve as bracing means for the handle and as means for assistingin holding the-handle in engagement with the brush head. qThis handle-engaging means consists of a split sleeve 7 formed of .re-

silient sheet metal and carried by the plate" 4 about an opening ,formed' therein to-- per-' mlt the handle 3 to pass through the plate 4" and into a suitable socket formed in the brush head. The opening in the plate.

through which the handle passes is'provided with a reduced extension 4', leading to the rear edge of the plate as shown in Fig. 2 so that the sleeve may readily be drawn into tight engagement with the handle. Tongues 8 extend from the-split sleeve as shown and are provided with alined openings 9 to receive a fastener bolt 10. After the device has been-put in place and the securing screws passed through the openings 6 and screwed into the brush head, the bolt 10 will be put in place and tightened, thus drawing thesleeve tightly about the handle of the brush. The attachment will then be socurely held in place but may be easily re-' moved when desired. The brush may be used in the ordinary manner-to brushthe floor without the attachment interfering with the ordinary use of the brush. When however it is desired to scrape the floor, it is simply necessary to turn the brush to bring the blade extension 5 into engagement with thefloor and any caked mud or dirt upon the floor can be easily scraped loo se. It will thus b seen that a very simple constructlon has be n provided which will be cheap to produce and which will provide a scraper attachment having a strong construction and serving as handle securing and 'bracing means as well as serving as a scraper.

We claim:

1. In a brush head, a handle extending from the brush head, a plate fitting upon and conforming to the transverse contour of ers' passing through the plate into the brush head to secure the plate u on the brush head, a slit sleeve extending rom said plate. at the opening formed therein: and fitting plate being provi ed about the handle and having rearwardly extending side flanges, and a fastener passmg through the flanges for 'drawin the slit sleeve tightl about the brush han le.

2. A brus attachment comprising a plate for fitting-upon the; upper-face of a brush head, said plate being provided with a side extenslon forming a scraping blade and said plate having fastener receiving openings and the rear portion of. the plate having a handle receiving opening provided with a reduced extension leading into the rear edge of the plate, a slit sleeve extending upwardly from the;plate about the o ening formed therein and havin rearwar y extending side flanges exten mg in spaced relation and a fastener carried by said flanges, for drawing thesleeve tightly about a handle extending through the sleeve and opening of the plate.

EMIL PEDERSON. WILLIAM FREDRIKSEN 

